Shardiya Navratri 2025 is being celebrated with great enthusiasm and tradition across the country. The grand Durga Puja of Kolkata, special Aarti on the ghats of Varanasi, traditional worship of Patna and Garba festival of Ahmedabad are the main attractions of this festival.
Shardiya Navratri 2025: The holy festival of Sharadiya Navratri is being celebrated with great reverence and enthusiasm all over the country. This year this festival starts today, 22 September 2025. Nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped during these nine days of Navratri. Navratri is considered a symbol of the victory of good over evil. Every day during Navratri, the devotees perform special worship of a particular form of the Goddess and wish for happiness, peace and prosperity in their homes. This festival is celebrated in different ways in different parts of India. Let us know about some states where this festival is celebrated with great pomp through this article.
Kolkata (West Bengal)
Durga Puja of Kolkata is the most famous in the country and the world. Every year big pandals are installed here to welcome the Goddess. Colorful sculptures and attractive decorations fascinate the devotees. The Durga festival of the city presents a wonderful confluence of art and culture.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Navratri in Varanasi is famous all over the country. During Navratri, there are special worship and aarti in the Ganges Ghats and major temples of the city. Many cultural programs are also organized. Every year people from far and wide come to visit temples and worship Goddess Durga with great enthusiasm.
Patna (Bihar)
In Bihar’s capital Patna, Navratri is also celebrated with special pomp. During Navratri, grand puja is done in temples and pandals. According to local culture and tradition, devotees invoke the goddess for several days.
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
Compared to the rest of the country, Navratri festival in Gujarat is quite unique and grand. During the worship of Goddess Durga, cultural programs and grand events are held in temples. Traditional dances and songs are also performed along with Pooja. There is also a tradition of playing garba especially during Navratri.
Religious importance
According to religious belief, worshiping the nine forms of Goddess Durga in Navratri brings happiness, peace and prosperity in life. Also, it removes difficulties, diseases and suffering from life and poses in the house.
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